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Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000892
MRDS ID A011546
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.9517, 62.69148 (WGS84)
Relative position Reed and others (1978, locality 43) show this occurrence in a tributary to the Kanikula Glacier at about 2500 foot elevation in the northwest quarter of Section 15, T. 30 N., R. 9 W., of the Seward Meridian within Denali National Park and Preserve.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.9517, 62.69148
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Visible gold is described by Reed and others (1978) from pan concentrate samples at this site. The area is underlain by Mesozoic marine sedimentary rocks (KJs) which are covered by Quaternary alluvial deposits (Reed and Nelson, 1980). Dikes and intrusive bodies related to the early Tertiary Kahiltna pluton (Tmk, Reed and Nelson, 1980) intrude the KJs about four miles northwest of this locality.
  • Age = Pleistocene.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name Willow Creek

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Visible gold occurs in pan concentrates from stream gravels (Reed and others, 1978).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Reed, B.L., Nelson, S.W., Curtin, G.C., and Singer, D.A., 1978, Mineral resources map of the Talkeetna Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-870-D, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., and Reed, B.L., 1980, Summaries of data and lists of reference to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Talkeetna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-884, 106 p.

  • Deposit

    Reed, B.L., and Nelson, S.W., 1980, Geologic map of the Talkeetna quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-1174, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Reed and others, 1978

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Deposit Other Comments = This site is located within Denali National Park and Preserve.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-AUG-1998 Madelyn A. Millholland Millholland & Associates

Beyond USGS

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